Jeypore: Two persons were killed on the spot today as a motorcycle on which they were travelling had a head-on collision with a speeding car on NH-26 passing through Jeypore in Koraput.

The two deceased were identified as 21-year-old Biswanath Muduli and 39-year-old Siba Muduli, who belonged to Kenduguda village located near Irrigation Colony.

According to an eyewitness, the fatal road mishap took place in front of Jagatjanani flour mill near Randhapali under Jeypore Sadar police limits of the district. The car was on its way from Jeypore side to Borigumma. The motorcyclists had gone to Majhiguda of Borigumma and were returning home when they met with an accident at around 9.00 pm, the eyewitness added.

On being informed, Sadar police reached the accident site and launched a probe into the road mishap. Police seized the two bodies and sent them to hospital for post-mortem.

“The motorcyclists were daily wagers,” a senior police official said.